As an entrepreneur and an “OG” digital marketing professional, I get a lot of advice. Something about marketing makes many people feel like an expert. Even...
Many entrepreneurs think founding a digital-first brand is a shortcut to the top. And it’s easy to see why. A slew of brands in recent years—from...
A while back, I wrote an article about Millennials in response to well-known author and speaker, Simon Sinek, and his then viral video discussing the woes...
Diners these days may notice that newer multi-unit restaurant groups are no longer subscribing to a cookie-cutter growth model. Their own aversion to the word “chain,”...
It can be terrifying to start a business. Between finding customers, figuring out your core offering, and projecting revenue, you face a lot of uncertainty as...
A lot of people think successful thought leadership is about mass exposure. It’s not. Exposure is being in a lot of different places, often. It’s creating...
In less than 12 months, we (as a company) crossed the 7-figure revenue mark, employed a dozen or so people full-time, had healthcare benefits, attracted two...
I started my first company when I was 24 years old. It was called theAmplify, and was an influencer marketing platform right as the term “influencer...
Apple was jolted to the ranks of the world’s most powerful companies with a simple slogan: “Think Different.” The company has long embraced creativity––nurturing it, creating...
At the start of the year, I made a commitment to myself to read two books every month—despite the fact that I'm running a high-growth agency,...